{"product_id":"too-soon-to-tell-isbn-9780470080351","title":"Too Soon To Tell","description":"Based on author David A. Grier's column \"In Our Time,\" which runs monthly in Computer magazine, Too Soon To Tell presents a collection of essays skillfully written about the computer age, an era that began February 1946. Examining ideas that are both contemporary and timeless, these chronological essays examine the revolutionary nature of the computer, the relation between machines and human institutions, and the connections between fathers and sons to provide general readers with a picture of a specific technology that attempted to rebuild human institutions in its own image.  Preface: To Have Been Young in that Hour.  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection I: The Computer Era (1946-1973).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOut of Position.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSeymour Cray's Cat.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSongs of Comfort and Joy.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife on the Frontier.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMuseum Pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Curve of Innovation.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePublic Image.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Enduring Myth of Hardware.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChoosing Our Way.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFriend of the Band.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFamily Portrait.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection II: The Age of Information (1974-1987).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing of Age.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRiding with Bohannon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Language of Bad Love.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Knowledge.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflict-Free Memories.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Right Side of the Road.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFork in the Path.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Best Deal in Town.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCrossing the Divide.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAuditions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnnie and the Boys.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMergers and Divestitures.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOld Bottles.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSection III: The Days of Cyberspace: (1986-2007).\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAlley Life.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOn the Camino Real.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDirty Electricity.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecause We Were Different.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Winter of Hope and a Spring of Despair.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComing into the Country.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOutposts.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Captured Imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eShutdown.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eForce of Nature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEver Onward! Thanks for Asking!\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmailing from Armenia.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Boundaries of Time.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCounting Beans.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Eyes of the World.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Lay of the Land.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCircle of Light.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond the Horizon.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEpilogue: Indicator Lamps.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDisclaimers, References and Notes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex.\u003c\/p\u003e  \"This work, a publication of IEEE, one of the premier societies of the IT industry, provides a systematic account of the industry's history and its movement from a hardware to a software focus.\" (\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2009)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eDavid Alan Grier writes the \"In Our Time\" column for Computer magazine and is the Associate Dean for Academic Affairs, The Elliott School of International Affairs, George Washington University. His first book, When Computers Were Human, won favorable reviews on NPR's Marketplace?and in Nature and Discover. Grier writes across a wide variety of genres, including general news pieces for the Washington Post, children's articles, and academic pieces for American Mathematical Monthly and the Communications of the ACM.\u003c\/p\u003e   A rich collection of essays that explores enduring themes of the computer era  \u003cp\u003eToo Soon to Tell is a revised and expanded collection of David Alan Grier's popular monthly column \"In Our Time\" for Computer magazine. In forty-three personal essays—twenty of which are entirely new for this publication—the author draws upon the experiences of everyday people, their companies, and their interactions to reveal how computers moved from the drawing table and into our offices and living rooms. The result is a book that offers a singular portrait of the computer revolution that has yet to be told.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWritten in a simple, easy-to-follow style that is free of industry jargon, each essay begins with a short introduction that recounts the author's experiences with his students or those of the author's father and his generation of computer scientists—which seamlessly connect the themes that are explored throughout the book. Set against a backdrop that spans more than half a century, this poignant book allows readers to gain an intimate and meaningful understanding of the relationship between humans and machines, the connections between fathers and sons, the impact of rapid technological change on the family, and the revolutionary nature of a technology that has rebuilt human institutions in its own image.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eToo Soon to Tell is an original and starkly human portrait of the computer era that will entice readers from all walks of life.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley-IEEE Computer Society Pr","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47990394650853,"sku":"NP9780470080351","price":46.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780470080351.jpg?v=1761787652","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/too-soon-to-tell-isbn-9780470080351","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}